|jm| Jamaica +1 (876)

 

Number Format

Area Code:            3 digits
Subscriber Number:    7 digits
Trunk Prefix:         1?
International Prefix: 011

 

Number range information

Excel spreadsheet of Jamaica numbering assignments (via ITU)

 

August 2004 - new Digicel mobile numbers

Mobile carrier Digicel was assigned new number ranges:

+1 876 47xxxxx
+1 876 48xxxxx

Source: Digicel announcement (12 August 2004, via ITU).

 

1 November 2003 - new Mossel mobile numbers

Mobile carrier Mossel was assigned new number ranges:

+1 876 446xxxx
+1 876 447xxxx
+1 876 448xxxx
+1 876 449xxxx
+1 876 89xxxxx

Source: Office of Utilities Regulation announcement (14 October 2003, via ITU).

 

1 May 1997 - +1 876 replaces +1 809

Area code +1 876 replaced the existing overall Caribbean/Atlantic code +1 809 in Jamaica starting 1 May 1997 in permissive mode, and becoming mandatory 31 July 1998. Existing 7-digit subscriber numbers were retained.

 

Other Information

Telecom regulator is Office of Utilities Regulation.

Carrier is Cable and Wireless.

See Numbering plan document.

(links courtesy Ray Chow) Other details: see Caribbean Nations.